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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Moby |
| Record Label: |
V2 Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Electronic |
| Subgenre: |
Techno |
| Release Date: |
February 01, 2006 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Hotel Intro 2. Raining Again 3. Beautiful 4. Lift Me Up 5. Where You End 6. Temptation 7. Spiders 8. Dream About Me 9. Very 10. I Like It 11. Love Should 12. Slipping Away 13. Forever 14. Homeward Angel 15. Untitled (hidden track) |
| More Information |
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Initial pressings included a bonus disc. Personnel: Moby (vocals, various instruments); Laura Dawn (vocals); Scott Frassetto (drums); Shayna Steele, Brian Sperber, Jason Candler, Kurt Uenala, Orion Simprini (background vocals). Following the runaway success of PLAY and 18, Moby takes a detour into pop/rock that leaves his signature sample-heavy electronica by the side of the road. Keyboards and drum machines are still prominent here, but they are used as background for Moby's songs, which often aim for a majestic, redemptive atmosphere. With the exception of live drums, Moby plays every instrument on the album, and sings lead on numerous tracks. Although, he's not a natural singer, Moby manages to make his half-spoken phrasing fit surprisingly well with the music, leaving the more emotive vocal tracks to Laura Dawn, as on her drowsy rendition of New Order's "Temptation." The anthemic "Lift Me Up" and "Spiders" are prime examples of Moby's pop-savvy direction, revealing what seems like a yearning to get i... |
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